GREGORY K. PIETSCH

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Ewing, New Jersey 08618

609-***-****

acutcd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

15+ years of IT experience with 12 years C/C++ including analysis, design, programming, testing, and maintenance of software applications; Demonstrated experience in understanding product requirements and functionality, in order to design appropriate test plans and test cases to verify features and functionalities; Experience with white box testing: reading, understanding and analyzing other developers' code in C/C++; Track record for identifying bugs through systematic testing; Experience with scripting languages.

Skills:

C, C++, Visual C++, COBOL, HTML, XML, Unix shell scripts, Perl, Java, AWK, Pascal, BASIC, 80X86 Assembler, Python

Unix (AIX, SCO, Sun Solaris, POSIX environments), Linux, MS Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP, Vista), MS-DOS, FreeDOS, OS/2, Stratus VOS, Cygwin

Multi-threading, Three-tier programming, Object-oriented programming, Linear programming; Socket programming using protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP, and Serial Communications in Unix, Linux, and MS Windows; Optimization; SQL, Oracle (10g and 11g), Oracle Replication Technology, Pro*C, PL/SQL, Embedded SQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, ODBC; Algorithms, Data structures, Linear Algebra

Linux kernel programming; Device driver programming in MS-DOS, MS Windows, and Linux

MFC, wxWidgets, STL, Swing, AWT, W32API, other libraries

GNU utilities, make, makefiles, autoconf, automake, ANT, CVS, Subversion, ClearCase, Asterisk, SOAP, WebLogic, Sun Studio, SIPtap, SMPP, SNMP

Object-Oriented Design, Rational Unified Process, UML, Use Case Analysis, Data Structures, Design Patterns, Rational Rose, Jude; IBM PC compatibles, Sun SPARC Workstations, Stratus

MS Office, MS Visio, Libre Office, Open Office, AbiWord, Lotus Notes; Contributed to several open-source projects, including newlib and wxWidgets; Wrote many of the answers to the questions in Kernighan and Ritchie's The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition, that are posted on http://www.clc-wiki.net .

Wrote and maintained FreeDOS Edlin for the FreeDOS project; Experience in various application architectures such as client-server, three-tiered, distributed component, and multi-tiered architectures.

Experience in Telecommunications, Financial (including Banking), and Electronic Data Interchange applications; Experience in high-scale Production Systems.

Strong work ethics, self-motivated, and a good team player.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Verizon Wireless, Piscataway, NJ and Warren, NJ Sep 2014 to Feb 2015

Third-party consultant, software developer and architect

Wrote and maintained software written in C and C++ using STL and Boost on Solaris and HPUX environment for the POS division.

Wrote a script to convert COBOL programs to OpenCobol. Using this script saved the company $1.2 million in licensing fees.

Wrote a program that scans text files and outputs missing information. The program did a difficult task rather instantly and saved hours of manual work.

Wrote shell scripts that gathered data from various computers and put them into a format for e-mailing. This was done using an external program that used socket protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP for communication.

Filled data into spreadsheets that were later used in decision-making.

AT&T, Middletown, NJ Jun 2014 to Aug 2014

Third-party consultant/Senior Lead Programmer/Architect

Maintained software written in C and C++ on Unix/Linux environment. The project involved added to existing code that implemented an answering machine in software. Used STL and Boost libraries. Also used ODBC.

Responsible for coding, testing, and maintenance, including optimization of existing code.

Divided business requests into groups for the purpose of assigning teams of coders to tackle them.

Programming was in C and C++ on Linux.

J. P. Morgan Chase, New York, NY/Dublin, OH Dec 2013

Consultant

Worked on a project to rewrite existing C code in C++. The environment was Linux/Unix.

Harris Corporation, Lynchburg, VA May 2013 to Oct 2013

Consultant

Assisted in project to port Harris’s Maestro IP software platform to their Symphony hardware platform. Wrote several sections of the design document for the project and drew accompanying UML diagrams using Miscrosoft Visio. Learned ClearCase and MS Visio on the job. The software was written under Microsoft Visual C++ using the native API (W32API) and Visual Basic on PCs running various versions of Microsoft Windows including 32-bit Version 7. Also worked on resolving bugs found in existing software. Maintained communications with teams in both Lynchburg, Virginia and Rochester, New York during the course of this project.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance, including optimization of existing code.

Programming was in C and C++ on Microsoft Windows. Used STL, Boost libraries, three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, serial communications, multi-threading, linear programming, linear algebra, and socket programming, including protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP.

At every tier, every application had a layered software design such as presentation layer, distributed access layer, business logic layer, data access layer. This would facilitate down the line replacing one layer with another; for example, one could replace the distributed access layer with another distributed access layer technology with great ease.

Participated and contributed in meetings for release planning.

Developed UML class diagrams, sequence diagrams, collaboration diagrams.

Hewlett Packard/Credit Suisse, New York, NY Oct 2012 to Nov 2012

Consultant

Ported software and databases from a Sun Solaris environment to a Linux environment at Credit Suisse under contract from Hewlett Packard. The software was written in C and C++ on Sun Solaris with makefiles that also had to be rewritten for Linux, as there were minor differences between the two environments. Those makefiles were now portable and could be used with either environment. The environment was PCs connected to a Linux box via a terminal program. Also attended lots of meetings. This was an E-trading platform.

UBS, Inc. Weehawken, NJ June 2011 to Sep 2011

Consultant

Developed and maintained software for this large Swiss bank. The software was written in C and SQL on Sun Solaris boxes under contract. The environment was PCs connected to Sun Solaris (Unix/POSIX) boxes via Exceed. Also used Cygwin as an environment. The shop used OOP and used C++, ODBC, socket programming, serial communications, and multi-threading.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

Programming was in C++ on Unix. Used three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, serial communications, multi-threading, and socket programming.

At every tier, every application had a layered software design such as presentation layer, distributed access layer, business logic layer, data access layer. This would facilitate down the line replacing one layer with another; for example, one could replace the distributed access layer with another distributed access layer technology with great ease.

Service-enabled the applications by identifying, designing, and implementing services that the applications could provide to other applications.

Participated and contributed in meetings for release planning.

Interacted with users, did requirements analysis and object-oriented design. Used customized subset of RUP. Performed Use Case Analysis to elaborate requirements

Developed class diagrams, sequence diagrams, collaboration diagrams.

DiMi, Inc. New York, NY Sep 2010 to Dec 2010

Senior Lead Programmer/Analyst

Developed and maintained proprietary software for this security and building monitoring company. The software was written in C under contract. Learned much about embedded systems on Unix/Linux, cloud computing, as well as programming on small devices such as SheevaPlugs. Wrote makefiles for original programs written in C as well as configure scripts using Autoconf and Automake. Used gSOAP as a SOAP library with XML, as well as serial communications libraries and Asterisk. The environment was PCs running various versions of Unix/Linux as well as specialized hardware.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

Learned embedded Unix software while on the job.

Programming was in C on Unix/Linux. Used three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, and socket programming.

Programmed the Linux kernel and customized device drivers.

Brown Brothers Harriman, Jersey City, NJ Aug 2010

Consultant

On a week-long project, developed and maintained EagleStar software, written in C++ on a Unix platform. This project was to identify bugs in the EagleStar engine, a piece of software that sits between the BBH website and databases of financial information. The environment was PCs running Windows XP connected to Solaris boxes with Sun Studio used as an IDE.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

Learned EagleStar software while on the job.

Programming was in C++ on Unix. Used three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, and socket programming.

Burlington Coat Factory, Inc. Burlington NJ Aug 2007 to Feb 2008

Senior Lead Programmer/Analyst/Architect

As a Senior Lead Programmer/Analyst, performed coding, testing, and maintenance. The work environment was PCs running Windows XP connected to various Unix boxes, including Solaris.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

Learned Electronic Data Interchange programming while on the job.

Programming was in C on Unix. Used three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, and socket programming.

Used socket programming libraries.

Participated and contributed in meetings for release planning.

Worked closely with Quality Assurance Department; Decided test strategies. Tested early and tested often.

Merrill Lynch, Inc Hopewell NJ Jan 2006 to Jan 2007

Senior Lead Programmer/Analyst/Architect

The Retirement Group had several applications that provide functionality for administering and managing various retirement accounts. The applications have various modules for plan setup, contributions, administration, investments (in stocks, fixed income instruments, bonds, etc.), reports, inquiries, loan processing, profitability analysis, etc. The environment was PCs running Windows XP with Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Excel connected to the Solaris machines using Solaris's Exceed.

Responsible for requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

Programmed applications in C and C++ with embedded SQL using multiple versions of Oracle (10g and 11g) on PCs running Windows XP and mainframes running Solaris

Used Oracle Replication Technology, ODBC

Used three-tier architecture, data structures, design patterns, and socket programming library

Used MFC as GUI library

Guided, mentored, and led a team of four programmers. Assigned tasks, reviewed code, mentored junior developers, laid out policies for coding guidelines, etc.

Performed technical interviews to help choose programmers for the team. Conducted technical screening interviews on phone followed by in-person interviews

Participated and contributed in meetings and discussions for release planning.

Decided test strategies. Tested early and tested often

Wrote shell scripts in Unix (Solaris) for the manipulation of data

Wrote programs in Microsoft Visual C++ to address a security concern for a critical software component

Wrote many small programs to assist with a data conversion project

Works with business, application developers, and enterprise architects to determine how the application architecture will optimally meet business needs, while promoting adherence to analysis, design, development standards and object oriented methodologies

Reverse-engineered existing applications to produce standard UML design documents.

Recommend improvements to existing application architecture; Optimize the technical performance of an application architecture, including networking, database, and application server performance.

Develop procedures that ensure application components are consistent with each other and are executable.

Won Hero of the Month awards, 8/2006 and 12/2006.

Jai Guru Capital Management NYC June 2001 to December 2005

Senior Lead Programmer/Analyst/Architect

This small capital management firm was in the business of stock trading and analysis. The environment was PC compatibles with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Visual C++ with Microsoft Excel and its Visual Basic interpreter.

Wrote and debugged programs as needed in C and C++ using Microsoft Visual C++ on PCs running Windows XP for this small capital management company

Used libraries such as MFC and data structures

Learned Excel spreadsheets and Visual BASIC on the job

Wrote programs in C and C++ to manipulate data from Excel spreadsheets

Works with business, application developers, and enterprise architects to determine how the application architecture will optimally meet business needs, while promoting adherence to analysis, design, development standards and object oriented methodologies

Reverse-engineered existing applications to produce standard UML design documents

Recommend improvements to existing application architecture.

Optimize the technical performance of an application architecture, including networking, database, and application server performance; Develop procedures that ensure application components are consistent with each other and are executable.

AT&T Middletown NJ July 2000 to June 2001

Senior Software Engineer

SMART is Service Management And Research Tool. The system provides functionality for viewing, analyzing, researching on different services rendered by AT&T to its clients for service quality, profitability, and future growth. The environment was PCs running MS Windows connecting to Sun Solaris boxes via xterm.

Did requirements analysis, OOD, coding, testing, and maintenance

Designed, developed, tested, and implemented new APIs written in C and Pro*C

Developed recommendations and suggestions on various issues

Prepared, developed, tested, and documented test cases for the new APIs.

TERI Research, Inc. NJ July 1998 to July 2000

Software Developer

TERI Research was a military research firm. The projects worked on included Teri Research’s Continuous Speech/Dictation and Natural Language Speech products. Much of this design was client/server based and used message queues for communication.

Created the communications protocol used in the design of the Natural Language Speech products.

Created multi-threaded and tightly integrated client/server applications; Used socket programming and TCP/IP

Used wxWindows library (now wxWidgets) as a replacement for MFC

Works with business, application developers, and enterprise architects to determine how the application architecture will optimally meet business needs, while promoting adherence to analysis, design, development standards and object oriented methodologies

Recommend improvements to existing application architecture.

Optimize the technical performance of an application architecture, including networking, database, and application server performance; Develop procedures that ensure application components are consistent with each other and are executable.

Tested other products such as “Speech in High Noise”.

The environment was PC compatibles with Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 98 and Windows 95 with Microsoft Visual C++.

IBM/Nortel Rochester NY February 1996 to June 1998

Software Developer

C++ software from AIX 4.1.3 to AIX 4.2.5 and documented any modifications made as a result of the port.

Compiled, built and debugged the ported software.

Prepared, developed, and documented test cases; Provided support on an as-needed basis.

Environment: AIX 4.2.5 with C, C++, and X Windows on a Sun Workstation.

Wave Systems Corporation NJ January 1995 to January 1996

Programmer/Analyst

Wrote and maintained code written in C for the preparation of data in the MS-DOS, MS Windows and OS/2 environments; Wrote programs in C translating data from an 80-column format to a free-form text format for the purpose of selling the data on an as-needed basis; Developed procedures for shipment of product.

Environment: IBM PC compatibles with C, C++, MS-DOS, MS Windows, OS/2, and Lotus Notes.

JBS Associates/National City Processing Corporation NJ February 1993 to January 1995

Programmer/Analyst

Wrote, maintained and modified various database management systems; Developed new systems using C and existing programs were written in COBOL; Wrote detailed run books and user documentation describing all newly created functionality; Maintained heavy communication with end users throughout all new programming and modifications to meet needs quickly and effectively.

Environment: Stratus with C and COBOL.

EDUCATION:

B.S. in Computer Science, Rowan University 1992.

Several courses in Java programming, 2002-present, Mercer County Community College and Space Age.

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